proverb · Words worth keeping
Eyes like a Hawk.
Eyes like a Hawk.
Historical period not yet established
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Meaning in plain English
The phrase compares someone’s eyes with a hawk’s. It praises sharp observation or noticing details through an animal image.
What the words are saying
Like makes the comparison figurative rather than a measured vision result. A useful explanation can concern a particular detail noticed without claiming the observer sees everything. The phrase does not diagnose eyesight or verify a hawk’s sensory capacity.
Everyday example
Someone notices a small inconsistency in a document and is praised with the expression.
When to use it
Use it to explain praise of close observation.
What it does not mean
It is not a vision assessment or proof of infallible observation.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 291; PDF page 45
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